double attack
Simultaneous dual targeting
A double attack is a move that threatens two or more of an opponent's pieces simultaneously, forcing them to choose which to save.
The concept appears primarily in chess but applies to other strategy games.
A fork is one type of double attack; discovered attacks and skewers are others.
The knight's double attack won his opponent's rook.
- forkTined eating tool
- pinPointed metal fastener
- skewerPointed cooking rod
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
- chessStrategic board game
ambush · simultaneous · knight · trap · sacrifice · threat · combination · checkmate · gambit · strike · blitz · offensive · assault · flank · pincer · two-pronged · discovered · tempo
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- chess tacticsfork, skewer, deflection, decoy, interference
- chess movescheck, checkmate, castling, en passant, capture
- chess problemscheckmate, mate in two, helpmate, study, solution
tactical stance
double attackdefense
Protection against harm
parry · retreat · consolidation · prophylaxis · prevention
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